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I am a weaver, a Calton weaver,
I am a brash and a roving blade;
I've got silver in my pockets,
And I follow the roving trade.
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy whiskey,
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy O!
I went down through Glasgow city,
Nancy whiskey I chanced to smell;
I went in and sat down beside her,
Seven long years I loved her well.
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy whiskey,
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy O!
The more I kissed her the more I loved her,
The more I kissed her the more she smiled;
Soon I forgot my mother's teaching.
Nancy soon had me beguiled.
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy whiskey,
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy O!
Now I rose early in the morning,
To wet my thirst it was my need;
I tried to rise but I was not able.
Nancy had me by the knees.
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy whiskey,
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy O!
So I'm going back to the Calton Weaving,
I'll surely make those shuttles fly;
For I'll make more at the Calton Weaving
Than ever I did at the roving way.
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy whiskey,
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy O!
So come all you weavers, you Calton weavers,
Come all you weavers where e'er you be;
Beware of whiskey, Nancy whiskey,
She'll ruin you like she ruined me.
I am a weaver, a Calton weaver,
I am a brash and a roving blade;
I have silver in my pouches,
And I follow a roving trade.
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy whiskey
Whiskey, whiskey, Nancy O
As I walked into Glasgow city,
Nancy Whiskey I chanced to smell;
I walked in, sat down beside her,
Seven long years I loved her well.
The more I kissed her, the more I loved her,
The more I kissed her, the more she smiled;
I forgot my mother's teaching,
Nancy soon had me beguiled.
I woke early in the mornin',
Tae slake ma drought it was my need;
I tried to rise but was not able,
Nancy had me by the heid.
Come landlady, noo, what's that lawin'?
Tell me what there is tae pay;
"Fifteen shillings is the reck'ning,
Noo pay me quickly and go away!"
I'll gang back to the Calton Weaving,
I'll surely make those shuttles fly;
I'll make more at the Calton Weaving,
Than ever I did in a roving way.
So come all ye weavers, ye Calton weavers,
Weavers where e're ye be;
Beware of whiskey, Nancy whiskey,
She'll ruin you like she ruined me.
Recorded by Ewan MacColl (1915-1989) with Peggy Seeger accompanying (Steam Whistle Ballads, Topic Records 12T104, 1958).
Note: Calton is a district of Glasgow which was once famous for weaving shops.
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[D] I am a weaver, a [G] Calton [A7] weaver,
[D] I am a [Bm] brash and a [G] roving [A7] blade;
[G] I've got [D] silver [G] in my [A7] pockets,
[D] And I [Bm] follow the [G] roving [A7] trade.
[D] Whiskey, whiskey, [G] Nancy [A7] whiskey,
[D]Whiskey, [Bm] whiskey, [D] Nan-[A7] cy [D] O!
[D] I went down through [G] Glasgow [A7] city,
[D] Nancy [Bm] whiskey I [G] chanced to [A7] smell.
[G] I went [D] in and [G] sat down be-[A7] side her,
[D] Seven [Bm] long years I [G] loved her [A7] well.
[D] Whiskey, whiskey, [G] Nancy [A7] whiskey,
[D]Whiskey, [Bm] whiskey, [D] Nan-[A7] cy [D] O!
[D] The more I kissed her [G] the more I [A7] loved her,
[D] The more I [Bm] kissed her the [G] more she [A7] smiled.
[G] Soon I for-[D] got my [G] mother's [A7] teaching.
[D] Nancy [Bm] soon had [G] me be-[A7] guiled.
[D] Whiskey, whiskey, [G] Nancy [A7] whiskey,
[D]Whiskey, [Bm] whiskey, [D] Nan-[A7] cy [D] O!
[D] Now I rose early [G] in the [A7] morning,
[D] To wet my [Bm] thirst it [G] was my [A7] need.
[G] I tried to [D] rise but [G] I was not [A7] able.
[D] Nancy [Bm] had me [G] by the [A7] knees.
[D] Whiskey, whiskey, [G] Nancy [A7] whiskey,
[D]Whiskey, [Bm] whiskey, [D] Nan-[A7] cy [D] O!
[D]So I'm going back to [G] the Calton [A7] Weaving,
[D] I'll surely [Bm] make those [G] shuttles [A7] fly,
[G] For I'll make [D] more at [G] the Calton [A7] Weaving
[D] than ever I [Bm] did at the [G] roving [A7] way.
[D] Whiskey, whiskey, [G] Nancy [A7] whiskey,
[D]Whiskey, [Bm] whiskey, [D] Nan-[A7] cy [D] O!
[D] So come all you weavers, you [G] Calton [A7] weavers,
[D]Come all you [Bm] weavers where [G] e'er you [A7] be,
[G] Beware of [D] whiskey, [G] Nancy [A7] whiskey,
[D] She'll ruin [Bm] you like [G] she ruined [A7] me.
